Switch for electrical appliances



March 5; 1929. c. L. CAMERON SWITCH FOR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES Filed June 1'7. 192'? Inventor finger grip 13 and arranged immediately below the contact members 12 carried by the handle, said contact member 18 being retained on the finger grip by means oi the section 14 of the plate and suitably insulated therefrom as at 19. Itis therefore apparent that the switch formed between the various contact members may be opened or closed by moving the finger grip upwardly or downwardly.

The end of the section 14 of the plate e2;- tends outwardly beyond the finger grip 123 and is formed into a heel; 20 whereby to permit the same to be suspended from a vertically extending support 21 adapted to be secured to a suitable work table indicated at 22 by a clamp 23 as shown in Figure 6 of the drawing. In this manner the appliance may be suspended above the work and out of engagement therewith and at the same time permits the switch to be closed for the heating of the appliance. Itis further apparent that the appliance may likewise be suspended with the switch in open position merely by attaching the supports 21 at the rear end of the handle rather than at the front end thereof.

It is obvious that the invention is susceptible to various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit thereof or the scope of the appended claims'and 1 accordingly claim all'such forms of the device to which I am entitled.

I claim 1. In. an electric switch for electrical appliances comprising a handle mounted on the appliance, a pair of rods arranged longitudinally at the'under side of the handle and having electrical contact members at one end of each thereof, a spring-pressed plate secured at one end to the handle and having its opposite ends arranged substantially parallel thereto, for movement into engagement therewith, and. contact members carried by tlie free ends Of the plate and engageable with the contact members of said handle upon the movement of the free end of the plate toward its secured end.

2. In a switch for electric appliances comprising a handle mounted thereon, and haw ing a pair oi electrical connectors extending longitudinally therebeneath with one end. of each of said connectors terminating in con tact members, a plate having one end socured beneath the handle with its opposite end bent downwardly and backwardly upon itself, a finger grip secured to the opposite end oi the plate, contact members carried by the finger grip and adapted to be moved into engagement with said first named contact member, a supporting hook formed at the end of the plate connected with said finger grip and arranged to suspend the a r pliance irom a support with the contact members in engaged position.

In testimony whereof I afli my signature.

CHARLES L. CAMERON. 

